Palliative Care

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 24 February 2015.

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Photo of Norman Lamb Norman Lamb The Minister of State, Department of Health 11:30, 24 February 2015

I pay tribute to the professionals in my hon. Friend’s area, which is one of the leading areas for providing strong support in the community, which prevents unnecessary hospital admissions. I am very happy to work with Sue Ryder and others to try to get the message across that if this can be provided throughout the country we will improve the experience of people at the end of life, but critically also save costs further down the line by stopping inappropriate hospital admissions.